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<h1>FeedSync Notes Sample</h1>

<p>
Thank you for your interest in FeedSync! This project will serve as 
a set of sample applications that utilize FeedSync for various scenarios.
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<p>
This program is modeled after the Notes Gadget that ships with 
Windows Vista (tm). The gadget represents a stack of sticky notes and the user 
can create, edit and delete a set of notes. The sample app demonstrates the 
same feature set, however the notes themselves are stored in a local file on 
disk and can be synchronized with a FeedSync enabled RSS feed.
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Note: This project was created using Visual Studio .NET 2008.  It should also work with Visual Studio .NET 2010 beta and release versions.
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<h2>Getting started:</h2>
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<li>Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSync Utilities project to your local directory.</li>
<li>Open the FeedSync Utilities solution in Visual Studio .NET</li>
<li>Compile the FeedSync Utilities solution.</li>
<li>Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSyncService Utilities project to your local directory.</li>
<li>Open the FeedSyncService Utilities solution in Visual Studio .NET</li>
<li>Fix up references to the FeedSyncLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSync Utilities\bin\debug' directory)</li>
<li>Compile the FeedSyncService Utilities solution.</li>
<li>Copy the project files and source code for the FeedSyncNotesSample project to your local directory.</li>
<li>Open the FeedSyncNotesSample solution in Visual Studio .NET</li>
<li>Fix up references to the FeedSyncLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSync Utilities\bin\debug' directory)</li>
<li>Fix up references to the FeedSyncServiceLibrary.dll (by default should be in '.\FeedSyncService Utilities\bin\debug' directory)</li>
<li>Compile the FeedSyncNotesSample solution.</li>
<li>Run the FeedSyncNotesSample application and create some notes by editing the text view, or adding new notes.</li>
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<h2>To create a feed that can be used with this project:</h2>
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<li>Login or create an account on <a href="http://feedsyncservice.mslivelabs.com/" target="_blank">http://feedsyncservice.mslivelabs.com/</a></li>
<li>On the "manage feeds" page there is a link to the feed itself labeled "complete feed".</li>
<li>Copy the URL for this feed.</li>
<li>In the sample application select the Options -> Sync menu item and paste 
   the feed url.</li>
<li>The notes from the application will now be synchronized with the local data
   file created by the application.</li>
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<h2>Known Issues</h2>

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The web service at feedsyncservice.mslivelabs.com can create public or private feeds. 
Private feeds require authorization and can be configured to allow read or 
read/write access. At this time private feeds are not supported by the sample 
application.
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